Mary Shelley's FrankensteinHarold Bloom Chelsea House, 2007 - 256 pages Perhaps best recognized for the horror films it has spawned, ""Frankenstein"", written by 19-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, was first published in 1818. ""Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus"" warns against the ""advancements"" of modern man and the industrial revolution. Whether for research or general interest, ""Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations"" furnishes students with a collection of the most insightful critical essays available on this Gothic thriller, selected from a variety of literary sources. Completely updated and incorporating at least 50 percent new material from the prior edition, this convenient study guide - with chronology, contributor biographical information, and bibliography - is ideal for those working on thematic papers. |
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... Malthusian calculus in which species " struggle for existence . " 35 Whereas the monster newly conceives of himself as an other species being , Victor comes to conceive of him and his potential mate as Malthusian bodies , progenitors of ...
... Malthusian calculus in which species " struggle for existence . " 35 Whereas the monster newly conceives of himself as an other species being , Victor comes to conceive of him and his potential mate as Malthusian bodies , progenitors of ...
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... Malthusian calculus , and this calculus leads to Victor's thwarting of the monster's aspirations . SECURING THE WORLD FOR HUMAN BEING : TOWARDS A MALTHUSIAN HUMANITARIANISM Victor is not just a Malthusian ; he is a humanist Malthusian ...
... Malthusian calculus , and this calculus leads to Victor's thwarting of the monster's aspirations . SECURING THE WORLD FOR HUMAN BEING : TOWARDS A MALTHUSIAN HUMANITARIANISM Victor is not just a Malthusian ; he is a humanist Malthusian ...
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... Malthusian humanitarianism . From a purely human perspective , Victor's violence appears as a true demonstration of Malthusian philanthropy . What we might call ideological biologization of species difference— first by the monster ( who ...
... Malthusian humanitarianism . From a purely human perspective , Victor's violence appears as a true demonstration of Malthusian philanthropy . What we might call ideological biologization of species difference— first by the monster ( who ...
Contents
The Monster | 13 |
Frankensteins Fallen Angel | 29 |
Making a Monster | 43 |
Copyright | |
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